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Obj. ID: 7502
Jewish Funerary Art
  Jewish cemetery in Karnobat, Bulgaria

© Center for Jewish Art, Photographer: Radovan, Zev, 1998

The report "Jewish Historic Monuments and Sites in Bulgaria" published by The United States Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad in 2011 states:

"A Jewish community was first established in Karnobat in the 16th century. The expansive Jewish cemetery is the largest pre-20th century cemetery preserved in Bulgaria. In the oldest section of the cemetery, flat gravestones – many with long beautifully carved epitaphs – cover an open hillside. A large farm nestles against the cemetery, and sheep graze on parts of the grounds, keeping the grass short. Other parts of the cemetery are seasonally overgrown, but most of it is passable. Other than the use of the grounds for pasture, it is not clear if the farm has in other ways encroached upon the cemetery boundaries. “Shalom” provided financial assistance for a team from the Archeology Institute to inventory the gravestones and to re-erect some. The inventory attracted the interest of the Diaspora Institute at the Tel Aviv University, which has filmed all of the stones. With the assistance of the Archeology Institute, “Shalom” managed to prevent construction of a highway across this cemetery."

Jewish Historic Monuments and Sites in Bulgaria.” The United States Commission for the Preservation of America’s Heritage Abroad, 2011, Part 1, p. 29.

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Name/Title
Jewish Cemetery in Karnobat | Unknown
Object Detail
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Artist/ Maker
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Origin
Historical Origin
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Community type
Location
Bulgaria | Karnobat (Карнобат)
| On a Hill in the Outskirts of Karnobat
Site
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Languages of inscription
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Material Stucture
Material Decoration
Material Bonding
Material Inscription
Material Additions
Material Cloth
Material Lining
Tesserae Arrangement
Density
Colors
Construction material
Measurements
Height
Length
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Depth
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Weight
Axis
Panel Measurements
Condition
Extant
Documented by CJA
Surveyed by CJA
Present Usage
Present Usage Details
Condition of Building Fabric
Architectural Significance type
Historical significance: Event/Period
Historical significance: Collective Memory/Folklore
Historical significance: Person
Architectural Significance: Style
Architectural Significance: Artistic Decoration
Urban significance
Significance Rating
0
Ornamentation
Custom
Contents
Codicology
Scribes
Script
Number of Lines
Ruling
Pricking
Quires
Catchwords
Hebrew Numeration
Blank Leaves
Direction/Location
Façade (main)
Endivances
Location of Torah Ark
Location of Apse
Location of Niche
Location of Reader's Desk
Location of Platform
Temp: Architecture Axis
Arrangement of Seats
Location of Women's Section
Direction Prayer
Direction Toward Jerusalem
Coin
Coin Series
Coin Ruler
Coin Year
Denomination
Signature
Colophon
Scribal Notes
Watermark
Hallmark
Group
Group
Group
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Trade Mark
Binding
Decoration Program
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